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June 8, 2023
Dr. Kristina Henry Collins named executive director of Robinson Center
For more than 40 years, the Robinson Center for Young Scholars has offered challenging, accelerated learning opportunities at the University of Washington to highly capable young students. Recognized internationally for their excellence in gifted education, the Robinson Center remains committed to promoting research and discovery. The nationwide search for an executive director of the Center…
June 7, 2023
Revolutionizing Alzheimer’s care: Undergraduate research in public health
In this video, undergraduate researcher Varuna Ravi, ’23, shares what motivated her to pursue research focusing on Alzheimer’s disease. Ravi’s firsthand experience of the devastating impact Alzheimer’s has on millions of individuals and their families drove her to reimagine how we perceive, comprehend and treat age-associated cognitive decline.
May 17, 2023
Spring CELEbration event recognizes student and community partnerships
Spring CELEbration places the CELE Center tenet of reflective learning into practice, as students articulate their learning, community service and leadership work. Executive director of the CELE Center, Fran Lo, shared that the event was intentionally “designed for students to reflect upon critical questions about themselves and the world around them, which is vital in…
May 9, 2023
Undergraduates at the intersections of research: from blueprints to breakthroughs and visual arts to virtual reality
On May 19, over 1,000 undergraduates will present their research and scholarship to the public at the 26th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium. Celebrating scholarship and cutting-edge research of undergraduate researchers from all academic disciplines, the Symposium brings together students, faculty members and the greater community to engage with a diverse showcase of research and academic achievement at a signature event for the University of Washington.
April 4, 2023
Making marine biology fun
An undergraduate in the Honors Program at the University of Washington, Martinez not only studies marine biology, but is also pursuing evolution, ecology and conservation biology. Add in her videography, photography and design work, and it’s easy to see how Martinez is making waves innovating science impact communications. With a unique perspective as both a…
March 29, 2023
Protecting our shared home: A conversation with author, climate advocate and alum Brianna Craft
Far from remaining frozen in panic, Craft spent the following years diving into the issues behind the climate crisis. Craft credits some of her journey through fear and into deeper understanding to the UW Honors Program’s interdisciplinary approach. She was awarded a Bonderman Fellowship in 2008, and used the following year to travel through 14…
February 21, 2023
More than money: Scholarships, jobs, internships map to students’ interests
Funding opportunities abound across UAA with a broad range of funded opportunities — scholarships, internships and jobs — that connect to and support students’ interests.
February 7, 2023
Building community, one relationship at a time
As a first-generation college student from an immigrant family, Afework felt pulled toward addressing the disparity of Black students’ access to academic resources. A professor told her about the Undergraduate Community-Based Internships (UCBI) program and suggested that the paid internship program housed through the Community Engagement and Leadership Education (CELE) Center might be the best…
November 10, 2022
15-seconds at a time: Academic Support Programs [video]
In this video, Academic Support Programs Director Ryan Burt takes on the challenge of explaining Academic Support Programs in less than 15 seconds at a time. “15 Seconds at a Time” is a series in which different Undergraduate Academic Affairs programs explain their work in bite-sized bursts. Academic Support Programs, located at the UW…
September 28, 2022
This autumn, let us begin again
The leaves change together, just as our students transform together through a common experience of learning at this point in time and at this public institution. The turning of the leaves, a new school year, new students coming to campus: It is hopeful and gives us all an opportunity to begin again. In Undergraduate Academic…
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